NZ Candlesest. 2026

Mt Victoria · Wellington

Hawthorne & Honey

Sweet-gourmand specialists — mānuka honey, vanilla orchid, smoked sugar.

  • NZ honey-led
  • Soy-coconut blend
  • Refill-friendly vessel

Wax base

Soy-coconut blend

From

$48 NZD

Typical burn

46 hours

Trading

6 years

Team

Founder + 2 staff

The studio.

Hawthorne & Honey work the gourmand register without tipping into bakery — every sweet candle is anchored with a dry note (tobacco leaf, smoked tea, cardamom) so the honey or vanilla doesn't sit alone. Their mānuka-honey-and-tobacco is on the homewares shelf at three Wellington stockists.

Signature.

Mānuka-honey-tobacco, vanilla orchid, smoked sugar

Vessel.

Re-purposed Italian preserves jars

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Where to find Hawthorne & Honey.

1 stockist carries this maker — physical and online.

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